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D. BEAUDRY.

ASH BENCH.

Patented Feb. 8, 1887.

No. 357,304. a

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DEUNBOBD BEAUDRY, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

WASH-BENCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,304, dated February 8,1887.

Application filed August 12, 1886. Serial No. 210,750. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DEUNBORD BEAUDRY, a citizen of Canada, residing in the city and district of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented a new and useful Im'- provement in Combination Wash-Benches, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a wash-bench of such construction that it may be arranged in a variety of shapes to serve different purposes; and to this end my combinat1on wash-bench is constructed substantially in the manner hereinafter described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front View of the bench as arranged for washing, and Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same on line 00 00. Fig. 3 is a front view of the bench as arranged for an ironing-table, and Fig. 4 is an end view of the same. Fig. 5 is a front view of the bench as formed into a seat with back and arms, and Fig. 6 is an end view of the same. Fig. 7 is a front view of the bench as folded up forshipment or stowing away, and Fig. Sis an end view of the same.

Similar letters indicate the same parts in the several views.

The part indicated by the letter A is the top of the wash-bench. It issupported by and secured to the braced standards B, in which are formed the hinges a, which allow these standards to be folded snugly under the top A when not in use. To the rear edge of the top A is hinged the extension-board O,whicl1 when laid out horizontally, as shown in Fig. 2, forms a sufficiently-wide bench to hold the wash-tubs, which are indicated by dotted lines. When the extension-board O is thus laid out for use, its outer edge is supported by the back-board D, which is hinged to its outer edge by the hinges b. In the braces c of the standards B a vertical slot is made for the purpose of receiving the bar E, by which the standards B are kept from folding under and the bench When the bench is to be used as an ironing-table, the extensionboard 0 is turned upright, as shown in Fig. 4. d d are two arms pivoted to the ends of the extensionboard, and provided with hooks on their ends, which take over the screws 6 in the tops of standards f, and the extensionboard is thus braced in an upright position. These arms cl are also provided with a series of socket-holes, j, to enable the board 0 to be adjusted at an angle, thus lowering or raising the back-board D. The backdooard D folds over horizontally and becomes the ironingtable, two of'the drying-rods 9 being placed as supports under its front edge.

F represents a skirt-ironing board, such as now commonly used for that purpose. It is provided with the rib h, which supports it at a suitable distance above the table, and allows such articles as skirts and pantaloon-legs, &c., to be passed around it, in order to be properly ironed. This skirt-board may be held in a positionv parallel to the table by the clamp 'i, Fig. 3,whichholds theend of the skirt-board which is nearest the rib h against rising too high. Some of the drying-rods g, of which there may be any desired number, may be placed in the socket-holes j in the arms d, from which they project outward and serve to support the laundered articles. When not required for use, these rods may be stowed away in the rack k, which is attached to the back-board D. The wash-bench top A will also be found a convenient depository for articles that have been ironed.

My combined wash-bench is quickly and easily changed fronr an ironing-table into a seat by simply turning the back-board D over backward and allowing it to hang down vertically behind the seat.

The bench is packed, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, forstowing away or shipment by first folding the extension and back boards down upon the top A. The skirt-board F is then placed in the holder Z, which is attached to the backboard and held by clamp 'i. The bar E is then lifted out of the slots in the braces c and placed over the braces of the standards B as they lie folded down, and over the holder Z, where it is held by the headed stud m, which is fixed in the holder, and projects up through the slot at in the bar.

What I claim as my invention in the abovedescribed combination wash-bench is- 1. The combination of the top A, standards B, having the hinges a and trusses c, the bar E, provided with a slot, and the pin on on the holder Z for engaging with said slot, substan-- tially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the back-board hinged to the extension-board C, and the extensionboard 0, hinged to the bench-top A, with the folding standards B and the bar E, as shown, and for the purpose set forth. i0 3. The combination of the table -top, the

braced folding standards B,standards f, formed on said standards B, the extension-board C, and the arms (I, pivoted to said standards and board and having a series of socket-holes, 7', and also 15 hooks on their ends to engage with the standards f, substantially as and for the purpose de scribed.

4. The combination of the folding standards B, the extension-board C, the standards f, the arms d,pivoted to the extension-board O and 20 hooked to the standards 7, and provided with socket-holesj, the back-board 1), rack 70, drying-rods g, and bench-top A, substantially as described.

Signed at Montreal this 14th day of July, 25 A. D. 1886.

DE UN BORJ) BEAU DRY. In presence of JOSEPH Inqnnrrn, F RIEUTORD. 

